Category: Dystopian

Ink and Bone: The Great Library

In an exhilarating new series, New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine rewrites history, creating a dangerous world where the Great Library of Alexandria has survived the test of time.…

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.

Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library’s service.

When he inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life—and soon both heretics and books will burn.…

The Litmus Test

by: PJ Publishers

Product rating: 4.9 with 8 reviews

The Catastrophe of Thomas Chen is a well-known event across the American Province of New China. For, though it took his life, it is the only time in the past two and a half centuries that someone has tried to escape to the other side of the looming Wall that splits America in two. Where knowledge is penalized and anonymity is paramount to survival, a yearly Literacy Intelligence Test administered by oppressive forces ensures compliance. When fifteen-year-old Sien Chen recognizes a picture of her absent father on this year’s LIT test, a series of events unfolds, forcing Sien to flee her home. With the NC, the controlling regime, constantly tracking her, and Apostates, the outcasts of society, trying to kill her, Sien must obtain the help of an unlikely friend when she is left no choice but to follow in her renegade father’s footsteps on a journey to find out what’s on the other side.